MIRS Monday, June 25, 2018

Shri Thanedar stands by his campaign manager, who is jailed by police for obstruction over the weekend. This follows Thanedar's much better appearance at the televised gubernatorial forum in Flint. How will this impact his campaign in Detroit? Republican Brian Calley has maybe his best week as a gubernatorial candidate last week, but how far does that take him?

Also, any legislator who voted to repeal prevailing wage should be put on notice. Steve Claywell, president of the Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council, said his group is engerized and it's making voting out of office those who supported this policy their top priority. Listen to what other steps they are taking in response to this policy and their hesitation about Gov. Rick Snyder's $100 million "Marshall Plan" on Talent.